New York: There has been a major theft incident in a temple in California, USA. Thieves have directly attacked the donation box and committed the theft. Due to this incident, the Hindu citizens have got a big shock. There is excitement among the people at the place of the incident. The theft occurred at the Hari Om Radha Krishna Temple along the Parkway in Sacramento. An atmosphere of fear has spread among the citizens of the temple yesterday, Monday (October 30), after the incident of theft in the temple around 2.15 am. The incident was reported by a local newspaper. This incident was caught in the CCTV camera of the temple and the accused in this incident is being investigated by the police. (Donation box looted from a temple in America, citizens were shocked by the incident New York)
According to the information received, the theft happened in the early morning hours at the Hari Om Radha Krishna Temple along the Parkway in Sacramento. In this incident, the thieves directly took away the donation box from the temple. Talking about this, Guru Maharaj’s wife, who owns the temple, said that initially it seemed that there was someone in the temple building. The thieves then went to the donation box of the temple and lifted it. The approximate weight of this donation box was 100 pounds. Guru Maharaj is of the opinion that the incident of theft is shocking and has caused great loss.
Sacramento police are investigating the theft at the temple. The police have not yet given any information about the exact items stolen from the temple. However, the police have clearly informed that the donation box was stolen. In the CCTV installed in the temple premises, 6 people are seen to have come to steal. It has also been reported that two of them went to the temple and stole. No one has been arrested in this case yet. However, it is said by the police that the incident is being thoroughly investigated.
Condemning the incident, the US-based advocacy organization Coalition of Hindus of North America (COHNA) has asked the Sacramento police to take the incident seriously. Apart from that, the police should investigate the incident as a possible hate crime, they have also said. The police are seeking the help of local citizens to identify the thieves in this case.
